World AIDS Day: Saskatoon’s HIV rates more than twice the national average

WATCH ABOVE: In conjunction with World AIDS Day, the Saskatoon health region released a report that reveals the city's HIV and AIDS infection rates and what is being done to decrease the numbers. Jacqueline Wilson reports.

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In conjunction with World AIDS Day taking place on Dec. 1, the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) released a report that reveals the city’s HIV infection rates and what is being done to decrease the numbers.

The Saskatoon Health Region’s updated ‘Better Health For All’ report shows the city’s 2015 HIV infection rates were more than twice the national average, breaking a five-year downward trend:

She has been working to find the root causes for the high rates of HIV among indigenous people for 17 years.

However, HIV rates are now decreasing. Only 35 cases of new infections have been reported in 2016 and the Saskatoon Health Region said it believes that is due to an increase in testing, education and long-term treatment.